You are a member of the most popular student club on campus, the Accounting Antidefamation Organization. Recently,

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You are a member of the most popular student club on campus, the Accounting Antidefamation Organization. Recently, the field of accounting was savagely attacked in an article written by a militant economics student group and published in the student newspaper. The article charged that the balance sheet is stupid, outdated, and useless and cited as an example the accounting practice of not recognizing many intangible assets. As a specific illustration, the article claimed that the name recognition, reputation, and goodwill of the Coca-Cola trademark are worth over $67 billion, but these assets are not recorded in Coca-Cola’s balance sheet. You have been asked by the editor of the student newspaper to respond in writing to this vicious assault by the economics students. Don’t cave in to the pressure—argue persuasively why these unrecorded assets should stay unrecorded.

Goodwill
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
Intangible Assets
An intangible asset is a resource controlled by an entity without physical substance. Unlike other assets, an intangible asset has no physical existence and you cannot touch it.Types of Intangible Assets and ExamplesSome examples are patented...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324592375

17th Edition

Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen

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